Speaker 1: 0:03

Hello and welcome to Walk the Walk. Today's episode is titled I Don't Want to Give it Up. It's about those oh I guess I could say all of us who aren't ready to give it all up your sin, who know they're doing wrong but find comfort in the very thing that's hurting them. Let's talk about loving sin and the fear of letting it go. God, can I be real? I love my sin. There, I said it. Maybe it's jealousy or gossip, or a relationship I know is wrong, or an addiction or pride, whatever it is. It hides all the pain, but it gives me comfort, even when I know it hurts I know you do, child. I'm scared to give it up. It's familiar, it feels safe and at least it's easier than change. But you keep whispering You're losing more than you're gaining. Am I whispering a truth you need to hear? I did not give you that thing for fullness. I gave you myself, I know. But letting it go it feels like losing a piece of who I am, even though I know it's hurting me. Your sin is not your identity, your sin is what you cling to instead of me. Letting it go isn't losing, you're exchanging Exchange. I like that. But what if I fall back. What if I choose wrong again? That's why I didn't just leave you. I gave you my spirit, I gave you community and I'll give you grace Every single time you come back to me. So I don't have to pretend I've got it all together. Never Just come With a trembling heart, with shame, with fear, but come. Okay, I want to give it up, even though I'm scared, even though I love it. Then lean on me. It's not your strength that breaks the habit, it's my power. Trade it in one prayer at a time, one surrender at a time. I won't be perfect, but I'll try. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to come back, that's enough. So you still want me, lord, even when I don't want to give it up. Oh, yes, because I love you too much to let you stay where you are. I have more for you, better for you, freedom for you.

Speaker 1: 3:12

If you're in this loving something you know is wrong, god sees it and he knows it and he's not shocked or ashamed of you. He just wants to help you. Let it go One step at a time. Listen, we don't need to be perfect to start, just honesty and a willing heart. And we know there's no way we'll ever have that perfection that we strive for. So you might be sitting in the middle of a tug-of-war game between what feels good and what is godly. You love God, but you also love something he's asking you to release. Friend, don't hide it, don't pretend. Start by being honest with him. He can work with that. Start by being honest with him, he can work with that. Ask him to help. You want him more. One day, one breath and one surrender at a time. Until then, keep walking, even when the walk is uphill.